# use-agent-wallet

Bootstraps a Circle agent wallet through the CLI: install check, email and OTP login, wallet creation, session status and balance.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 804 installs · ★ 158
- Author: circlefin
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/circlefin/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/circle/skills/use-agent-wallet/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-16
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/use-agent-wallet

## What it does

The skill walks an agent through Circle wallet bootstrap. First it checks that the `circle` CLI is installed, then reads the current session with `circle wallet status`. If nobody is logged in, it runs the two-step flow: email, then a one-time code. The code is handled in chat, used right away, and not kept.

Next the agent lists existing wallets or creates one with `circle wallet create`. The `--chain` flag is required for `circle wallet list` and `circle wallet balance`; when no chain is given, the skill suggests starting with ARC. Per-chain addresses come from the command's JSON output. Balance is checked separately, and at 0 USDC the agent hands off to the `fund-agent-wallet` skill.

One hard gate: the CLI blocks every operational `circle wallet` command until the user accepts the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The skill requires showing that text and getting explicit consent — accepting on the user's behalf is off the table, and the agent ignores the `CIRCLE_ACCEPT_TERMS=1` env var. Worth checking how your agent handles consent, because here it has to stop and ask. OTP request IDs are single-use and expire after 10 minutes.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add circlefin/skills --skill use-agent-wallet -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/use-agent-wallet/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/use-agent-wallet/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add circlefin/skills --skill use-agent-wallet -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/use-agent-wallet/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add circlefin/skills --skill use-agent-wallet -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/use-agent-wallet/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install circlefin/skills use-agent-wallet
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/use-agent-wallet/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add circlefin/skills --skill use-agent-wallet -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/circlefin/skills --path plugins/circle/skills/use-agent-wallet
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/use-agent-wallet/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add circlefin/skills --skill use-agent-wallet -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/circlefin/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/circle/skills/use-agent-wallet/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- stand up an agent USDC wallet from scratch
- log in to the Circle CLI with email and a one-time code
- check whether a session is active and when it expires
- create wallets across supported EVM chains
- read balances for saved addresses

## Example prompts
- Set up my Circle agent wallet: check if the CLI is installed and show session status
- Log in to circle wallet with my email, I'll paste the code
- Create an agent wallet and show the balance per chain

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: use-agent-wallet
description: "Set up and manage a Circle agent wallet through the `circle` CLI. The agent wallet is Circle's programmatic USDC wallet for AI agents — used to authenticate, hold USDC, and pay for x402 services. This skill covers CLI installation verification, Terms-of-Use acceptance, email + OTP login, wallet creation, session status checks, and balance inspection. Use whenever the user wants to set up, log in to, or inspect the state of their Circle agent wallet, or whenever a downstream skill (like paying for an x402 service or funding the wallet) needs the wallet bootstrapped first. Triggers on: circle wallet login, circle wallet create, circle wallet status, set up Circle agent wallet, terms acceptance, install Circle CLI, x402 setup."
requirements:
  runtimes: []
  connectors: []
---

## Overview

The Circle CLI (`@circle-fin/cli`, command `circle`) provides a programmatic agent wallet — a non-custodial USDC wallet designed for AI agents to authenticate, hold balances, and pay for paid x402 services on Circle's marketplace. This skill is the bootstrap surface for that wallet: install check, terms acceptance, login, wallet creation, and status inspection. After bootstrap completes, downstream operations (paying for services, funding, spending policy) hand off to dedicated skills.

For an overview of the Circle CLI's **full** capability set — bridging, smart contract execution, transaction inspection, and more — see the `use-circle-cli` master skill. This skill is the narrower bootstrap/identity surface.

## Workflow

1. Verify the CLI is installed, then check session status with `circle wallet status` before anything else.
2. If the Terms-of-Use gate appears, complete the show-Terms-and-consent flow first — never accept on the user's behalf.
3. If not logged in, run the two-step email + OTP login, then verify the session.
4. List existing agent wallets, or create them if none exist (`--chain` defaults to ARC).
5. Check the wallet balance; if it is 0 USDC and the user wants to pay, hand off to `fund-agent-wallet`. Otherwise bootstrap is complete.

## Prerequisites / Setup

### Step 1 — Verify the CLI is installed

```bash
which circle || command -v circle
circle --version
```

If `circle` is not installed, or `circle --version` prints a server-driven update notice, READ `references/install-and-login.md` for installation and update-notice guidance.

### Step 2 — Check session status

**Always check whether the user is already logged in before attempting login.**

```bash
circle wallet status
```

Possible outcomes:
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